
The restaurants were contacted about the Business Insider Investigation at the time of release.In line with transparency we would like to give you the option to choose what types of cookies you accept. "Our food is prepared in our restaurants and assembled to order by the people who work there (not by machine as you would have in a packaged food production facility), so there is always the possibility of some variation in calories, though we work hard to be sure portions are consistent and correct," a Chipotle spokesperson said. Over at the burger bar, one of your favourite grab-and-go lunches, the chicken burrito, fares badly. "While we strive to keep the calorie content as consistent as possible, there may be some variation from slice to slice." Chipotle If you had one a day, you'd eat an extra 190,000 calories a year, and put on a lot of weight.Ī Pizza Hut spokesperson told Mirror Online: "Each of our pizzas are made individually and fresh to order. That's 26 per cent more calories to burn. Instead of the dish coming in at 640 calories, as Pizza Hut notes, it actually contains 865. "Our website details nutritional information for all UK products and is up to date and accurate," a McDonald's spokesperson told Mirror Online.

In the UK a large fries comes in at 444 calories.Īccording to the study, McDonald's also lists them incorrectly - the portion comes in at 594 calories when tested. If you were to eat an additional 23 per cent on a 2,000 calorie per-day diet over the course of a year, you'd consume and extra 167,000, which would mean you'd put on nearly three and-a-half stone. The bomb calorimeter found, however, that the sandwich actually has 702. McDonald's says that there are 508 calories in its Big Mac. It's chemistry and there are equations involved. To measure the given calories, scientists used something called a bomb calorimeter. Helpfully, these days fast food restaurants are required to list the nutritional information on their website, menus, and sometimes packaging so it's easier to keep an eye on those calories.īut what if we told you the amounts listed by some of these companies are not quite rightĪn investigation by Business Insider took some famous and popular foods from McDonald's, Chipotle, and Pizza Hut down to Colombia University in the US to test four popular meals for calories. Ultimately, it's reasonable to want an idea of how many Big Macs you can eat, right? The little version has 400 calories according to McDs, 20g fat and 7.4g saturated fat. The new Grand Big Mac has 741 calories according to McDonald's. How many calories are in a Grand Big Mac? but how does it compare to the new Big Macs. The original Big Mac comes in at 508 calories according to McD's. Of course, sometimes only a Grand Big Mac will do - don't worry, we won't judge you.

The Mac Jnr isn't really that much less than the original, but the Grand may prove a treat too far. While it's obvious the largest option will have the most amount of calories, the difference between all three may prove more surprising.

With the new McDonald's Big Mac sizes on sale we took a look at just how much of a difference there is between the burgers - and what's your best option.

We don't really have to tell you that fast food isn't the healthiest option, but it may come as a surprise to you to learn just how much your favourite burgers are really packing away.
